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Tropical Storm Fay formed in the Atlantic on Thursday, beginning its move inland early on Friday where the system is expected to impact the US through early Sunday.
Fay is expected to slowly track over the tri-state area on Friday, News12 reported. In addition to flash flooding, which could cause high waves, street, and coastal flooding, the storm could bring dangerous surf and beach erosion, as well as an increased chance for tornadoes.
Forecasters are warning of dangerous weather, as the National Hurricane Center, said according to an Air Force Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, it recorded Tropical Storm Fay picking up speed, moving north at 10 miles per hour and producing 50-mile-per-hour winds early on Friday, MassLive reported.
Tropical storm Fay was already bringing flooding to parts of New Jersey early on Friday, as reporters in Ocean City tweeted they had to move their newsstand because of rapidly rising water levels on 31st St., CBS reported.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a tropical storm warning for parts of New Jersey, Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and New York, as well as flash flood watches for: New Jersey, Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, Eastern New York, Western Massachusetts, and Western New England areas.
Tropical storm Fay became the earliest sixth-name storm on record, according to the hurricane experts at Colorado State University, who earlier this week, also revised their estimates of the number of named storms for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, predicting 20 named storms.
According to the projected storm track by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Tropical Storm Fay was expected to impact the mid-Atlantic on Friday moving across New Jersey, while also affecting portions of the Maryland, and Delaware, and later parts of Pennsylvania.
The storm is suspected to be over southeastern New York by 2 AM on Saturday, impacting Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont through 2 PM on Saturday. The storm is expected to moving to Canada away from the United States by late Saturday or 2 AM Sunday morning.
Fay is expected to bring heavy rainfall in some areas, which could result in flash flooding and street flooding, which could lead to dangerous driving conditions. The high winds continue, matched by heavy rain, it could bring down trees, adding to the danger.
Citizens are advised to avoid driving and stay indoors if possible. It’s not only the roadway and weather conditions, or even yourself you have to worry about, but other drivers as well. The last thing you want to do is wind up searching for personal injuries lawyers because you’ve been in an accident.
